PicFrom Mobile

PicFrom for iPhone copies the original photos and videos from your iPhone to a place you own: a USB drive or flash drive, a NAS on your home network, or a Mac with PicFrom. They end up as ordinary files in date folders that open on any computer.

It helps when the iPhone or iCloud storage is full, when you want a copy of your photos that doesn't depend on a cloud, or when the iPhone belongs to a family member.

• Photos and videos are copied in full resolution, exactly as the iPhone stored them, without re-compression.
• A USB drive or a NAS needs no computer. Plug a drive into the iPhone or add your NAS once.
• Nothing goes through a cloud or our servers. You don't need an account.
• PicFrom only reads your library. It never changes or deletes anything on the iPhone.
• PicFrom remembers what is already in the archive. Next time it copies only the new photos.
• If the drive is unplugged or the Wi‑Fi drops, copying waits and continues from the same spot.

WHERE TO SAVE
• USB drive or flash drive: connect it with a USB‑C cable or a Lightning adapter. Drives formatted as exFAT or APFS work.
• NAS: Synology, QNAP or any shared folder over SMB. The password stays in the iPhone's Keychain, and PicFrom checks the free space before copying.
• Mac: the free PicFrom for Mac from picfrom.com receives photos over home Wi‑Fi into the same archive as your iCloud photos.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Open PicFrom and allow access to Photos.
2. Choose where to save: USB drive, NAS or computer.
3. Tap Copy. Keep the iPhone on the charger with PicFrom open while it copies.

WHAT YOU NEED
• An iPhone with iOS 16 or later.
• A USB drive or flash drive, a NAS with a shared folder, or a Mac with Apple Silicon and macOS 14 or later.